I used to not be a fan of kimchi. It was to sour and vinegar-y. My husband loves anything with vinegar, and over the years I have tried and retried kimchi. There is a little Asian market in Boulder whose owner makes her own kimchi, and it is pretty good.

What exactly is kimchi? According to wikipedia.org it is a traditional fermented Korean side dish made of vegetables with a variety of seasonings. It is often described as “spicy” or “sour”. It is Korea’s national dish, and there are hundreds of varieties made with a main vegetable ingredient such as Napa cabbage, radish, scallion or cucumber.

serves 4

approximate time: 1 hour

Ingredients:

1 egg per person

2 tbsp sesame or peanut oil

small pork tenderloin, cut into bite sized pieces

2-3 cups uncooked Calrose rice (this will make about 4-6 cups steamed rice) – it’s best if you can make this ahead of time